NewFlyerMCI Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 19 minutes ago, cityguy426 said: Does something like this exist for Metra’s old schedules/timetables? http://irm-cta.org/RouteMaps.html I imagine no, and the best you'll be able to get is wayback machine archives to about 2000-2005 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 58 minutes ago, cityguy426 said: Does something like this exist for Metra’s old schedules/timetables? http://irm-cta.org/RouteMaps.html Chicago railfan may give detail history on things like how the routes evolved to what they are present day but no maps to give a visual but I’d say you might find some stuff worth looking. Equipment and etc. as far s I know outside of ownership and the end of longer routes the system should roughly be the same but I’m on 28 so someone else here probably knows more 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 2 hours ago, cityguy426 said: Does something like this exist for Metra’s old schedules/timetables? http://irm-cta.org/RouteMaps.html Try this http://www.chicagorailfan.com/schedule.html Schedules for commuter trains prior to Metra - back to the 1940s 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 3:44 PM, busfan2847 said: Try this http://www.chicagorailfan.com/schedule.html Schedules for commuter trains prior to Metra - back to the 1940s Thanks for the link to the old C&NW schedules. People don't believe me there was a station called Kenmore at Ridge & Ravenswood Avenues. Which is where Metra is wasting millions building a new Peterson/Ridge Station, because the old alderman's wife owns property there & the new alderman lives maybe 200 feet away from it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Just realized the Clybourn Metra stop is not actually on Clybourn, but on Elston and not only that, Clybourn is on the other side of the river from the actual street ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railguy Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Whatever they call it, he station is a dump. Poor pedestrian access. Poor signage not user friendly. Not accessible platforms 3rd world station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 On 12/31/2021 at 5:24 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: Just realized the Clybourn Metra stop is not actually on Clybourn, but on Elston and not only that, Clybourn is on the other side of the river from the actual street ? The original name of Cortland Street was Clybourn, thus the station name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 7 hours ago, strictures said: The original name of Cortland Street was Clybourn, thus the station name. Huh?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Cortland is 1900N 10 hours ago, strictures said: The original name of Cortland Street was Clybourn, thus the station name. 2 hours ago, Sam92 said: Huh?? I suppose he is saying that Cortland was originally named Clybourn. That makes perfect sense. I suppose that Cortland became the new street name when the the diagonal that we now know as Clybourn came into existence. Some of these commuter station names are well over 100 years old. Consider Bryn Mawr, which the street is 5600N. But the commuter station is at 71st and Jeffery on the South Chicago branch of the Illinois Central ( now Metra Electric). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcmetro Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Many streets were renamed in 1913. Apparently the original name was "Clybourn Pl". https://chicagology.com/chicagostreets/streetnamechanges/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 10 hours ago, Tcmetro said: Many streets were renamed in 1913. Apparently the original name was "Clybourn Pl". https://chicagology.com/chicagostreets/streetnamechanges/ 10 hours ago, artthouwill said: Cortland is 1900N I suppose he is saying that Cortland was originally named Clybourn. That makes perfect sense. I suppose that Cortland became the new street name when the the diagonal that we now know as Clybourn came into existence. Some of these commuter station names are well over 100 years old. Consider Bryn Mawr, which the street is 5600N. But the commuter station is at 71st and Jeffery on the South Chicago branch of the Illinois Central ( now Metra Electric). Oh wow. Yeah I heard about things such as Damen becoming robey. I always wondered the reason we call the metra station over here Bryn mawr. So did the current clybourn not exist then get built? If so wonder why they didn't just give the "new" name to clybourn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Sam92 said: Oh wow. Yeah I heard about things such as Damen becoming robey. I always wondered the reason we call the metra station over here Bryn mawr. So did the current clybourn not exist then get built? If so wonder why they didn't just give the "new" name to clybourn? Robey became Damen, not the other way around. Why Clybourn was renamed as Cortland, who knows why, probably some alderman's relative. And all the E/W streets fro Bryn Mawr to Devon are named after train stations on the Philadelphia Mainline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Just now, strictures said: Robey became Damen, not the other way around. Why Clybourn was renamed as Cortland, who knows why, probably some alderman's relative. And all the E/W streets fro Bryn Mawr to Devon are named after train stations on the Philadelphia Mainline. Yeah I heard about that but what about the Bryn mawr on 71st? I googled but Bryn mawr doesn't show up as a neighborhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Sam92 said: Yeah I heard about that but what about the Bryn mawr on 71st? I googled but Bryn mawr doesn't show up as a neighborhood The IC named its stations whatever it wanted to, completely oblivious to anything the rest of the city did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Sam92 said: Yeah I heard about that but what about the Bryn mawr on 71st? I googled but Bryn mawr doesn't show up as a neighborhood Also notable that there's a grammar school at 73rd and Jeffery named Bryan Mawr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 23 hours ago, strictures said: And all the E/W streets fro Bryn Mawr to Devon are named after train stations on the Philadelphia Mainline. So I was actually taking the Paoli/Thorndale line (the train that runs along the Main Line) a couple of weeks ago (my job is doing a study on a portion of that line) and the realization came to me very slowly but surely. For years I always wondered about the coincidence of there being two areas with Bryn Mawr as a name and now I know it's not one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 So today at around 7 am, i saw a 2 car train on the ME line (run number 305) going towards 93rd... anyone know why this happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railguy Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Metra should run more midday and weekend service along with wkend excursion trains to ill rail museum and steam trains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MetroShadow Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 9:05 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: ??? That account has been on a roll (and I don't know whether or not to be impressed or mad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 9 hours ago, MetroShadow said: That account has been on a roll (and I don't know whether or not to be impressed or mad) The VRE one was hilarious, especially considering the VP or something of Siemens North America/USA retweeted (the rather excellent) photoshop and even caused a Trains magazine article to be written based on that same tweet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityguy426 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Do images exist of the former Clyde stop on the BNSF line? If so, do you know where I can find them? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_station_(Illinois) Also, how did commuters access the stop? Were there stairs that lead to the platforms from the viaduct on Austin Blvd? https://www.google.com/maps/place/41°50'18.2"N+87°46'22.4"W/@41.8384,-87.7729,15z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smolensk Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, cityguy426 said: Do images exist of the former Clyde stop on the BNSF line? If so, do you know where I can find them? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_station_(Illinois) Also, how did commuters access the stop? Were there stairs that lead to the platforms from the viaduct on Austin Blvd? https://www.google.com/maps/place/41°50'18.2"N+87°46'22.4"W/@41.8384,-87.7729,15z It's not much, but here's something: https://web.archive.org/web/20050307162102/http://metrarail.com/Sched/bn/clyde.shtml https://www.flickriver.com/photos/paulfortini/24846522967/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 4 hours ago, cityguy426 said: Do images exist of the former Clyde stop on the BNSF line? If so, do you know where I can find them? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_station_(Illinois) Also, how did commuters access the stop? Were there stairs that lead to the platforms from the viaduct on Austin Blvd? https://www.google.com/maps/place/41°50'18.2"N+87°46'22.4"W/@41.8384,-87.7729,15z I think I took a total of 2 trains that actually stopped there. Since Austin goes under the tracks and yards. I would assume there were stairs from the street to the platform I'm so used to passing this i forgot the station ever existed. I'm assuming it doesn't exist anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/chicago-suburbs-seek-9-5-billion-to-mitigate-potential-impact-of-cp-kcs-merger/ https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/21261855/il-proposed-railroad-merger-will-degrade-the-safety-and-reliability-of-chicago-commuter-rail-federal-filing The real meat of both articles is what Metra is asking for if the merger is allowed. I don't have enough of an opinion to say whether or not the merger should be allowed, but I do believe Metra's fears of more freight trains fouling up service isn't unwarranted at least. It's also funny that Amtrak loves CP, while Metra chafes at their presence lol. That aside, Metra should get everything it's asking for, except that highway interchange, which I assume has to involve either IL-83, IL-19 or both. Quote The coalition says mitigation measures should include: — Construction of train stations, related facilities, and track upgrades in Elgin at a cost of $5 billion to $8.9 billion. — Nine grade-separated crossings in Bensenville, Itasca, Wood Dale, and Barlett at a cost of $315 million. — Construction of a major state highway interchange in Bensenville for $125 million. — Safety upgrades at 20 grade crossings. — Dozens of measures to mitigate increases in vibration, noise, and potential damage to underground utilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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